{"id":48802,"date":"2014-10-13T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=48802"},"modified":"2025-09-02T00:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:14:18","slug":"best-things-to-do-in-new-haven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/48802\/best-things-to-do-in-new-haven\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Things to Do in New Haven, A Half-Priced Slice of Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Haven is totally adorkable: a high instance of insanely devoted eateries<\/a>, so many institutions of art, religion and history, and disarmingly friendly locals. There\u2019s a surprisingly small town vibe here that we really like. Plus, we heard you can get smarter just breathing the same air as those bright young things at Yale, so there\u2019s that, too.<\/p>\n

The Must Do\u2019s<\/h2>\n

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Cocktails go well with casual art perusing, and the nearby cozy yet refined Ordinary<\/a><\/strong> bar ($6, grilled cheese\/soup; from $8 cocktails) serves them up strong. The historic former Hotel Taft, which houses the tavern, played host to some very famous guests since its opening in 1912. It is now situated below apartments, whose tenants surely enjoy the agonizingly-delicious smells of grilled cheese wafting up from Ordinary’s tiny kitchen. Other small plates and a fierce cocktail menu make for an excellent stop.<\/p>\n

The Eats<\/h2>\n

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\"Miya's

Claire\u2019s Corner Copia<\/a><\/strong> is a must-mention New Haven food fixture. Well placed near the Yale campus, this casual, organic, vegetarian cafe has been known and loved for yummy stuff like Huevos Rancheros, Pesto Ricotta flatbread pizza and Lithuanian Coffee Cake for nearly 40 years. The founder, Claire, is a star presence in the community and it\u2019s easy to see that everything she does is with the greatest love for her loyal customers. The tight-knit good vibrations are as good as the food.<\/p>\n

The Digs<\/h2>\n

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The Local Tip<\/h2>\n

Just wander. New Haven is completely walkable (or bikeable!) and we recommend you do a fair bit of wandering while you explore the nine squares of the downtown area. Meander to Wooster Square to take in some of New Haven\u2019s oldest homes and stop by the Wooster Square Farmers Market<\/a><\/strong> for warm apple cider donuts. A Yale campus tour is both beautiful and enlightening, and a great way to experience New Haven from a lively student\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d prefer to have a day pre-designed try a self guided Walking Tour of New Haven Architecture <\/a>(free). Or get in touch with Taste of New Haven Tours<\/a><\/strong> ($55) for informative and fun sightseeing jaunts from 11am-4pm that touch on a variety of New Haven attractions. A popular choice is the Pizza & Pints bike tour…what more could you ask for?<\/p>\n

Take the Train from NYC<\/h2>\n

Ride Metro-North<\/a> from Grand Central about two hours to New Haven. You should probably grab a cab from the station to your accommodations, but after that all you\u2019ll need is your own two feet. Go to www.visitnewhaven.com<\/a> for more local travel tips and events like New Haven Restaurant Week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Haven is totally adorkable: a high instance of insanely devoted eateries, so many institutions of art, religion and history, and disarmingly friendly locals. There\u2019s a surprisingly small town vibe here that we really like. Plus, we heard you can get smarter just breathing the same air as those bright young things at Yale, so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":48809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316,224,759,761,750,817,833,854,758,835,836,324,837,1869,838,777,834,769,1057,842,866,843,778,774,780,846,847,748,782],"tags":[238,381,293,254,130,110,299,36,282],"class_list":{"0":"post-48802","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-weekend-getaways","8":"category-arts","9":"category-bar-activity-2","10":"category-beer-activity-2","11":"category-bike-2","12":"category-biking-adventure-activity-2","13":"category-books-culture-2","14":"category-boutiques-shopping-2","15":"category-cafe-activity-2","16":"category-classes-culture-2","17":"category-comedy-culture-2","18":"category-connecticut-destination","19":"category-dance-culture-2","20":"category-editors-picks","21":"category-fall-foliage-culture-2","22":"category-fine-dining","23":"category-gardens-culture-2","24":"category-historic-sites-culture","25":"category-museums-culture-2","26":"category-music-culture-2","27":"category-new-haven-connecticut-2","28":"category-photography-culture-2","29":"category-picnic-food-drink","30":"category-restaurants-food-drink","31":"category-seafood-food-drink","32":"category-theater-culture-2","33":"category-tours-culture-2","34":"category-train-2","35":"category-wine-food-drink","36":"tag-adventure","37":"tag-biking","38":"tag-budget-friendly","39":"tag-free","40":"tag-green","41":"tag-historical-sites","42":"tag-locally-sourced","43":"tag-metro-north","44":"tag-romantic"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":48809,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1003824_667309143295552_2000130568_n-e1503944841727-350x197.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}